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harmful
adjective as in injurious, hurtful
Strongest matches
adverse, bad, catastrophic, damaging, destructive, detrimental, disadvantageous, disastrous, inimical, noxious, painful, pernicious, risky, ruinous, sinful, toxic, unhealthy, unsafe
Weak matches
baleful, baneful, calamitous, cataclysmic, consumptive, corroding, corrupting, crippling, deleterious, dire, evil, harassing, incendiary, internecine, malefic, malicious, malignant, menacing, mischievous, murderous, nocuous, pestiferous, pestilential, sinister, subversive, undermining, unwholesome, virulent
Example Sentences
They often precede harmful algae blooms, though scientists are still trying to figure out the precise balance of factors that lead to sudden explosions in toxin-producing algae species.
The ban was not implemented at the time because of strong public opposition, but officials warned that the platform was increasingly being used to spread harmful content including extremist propaganda and defamatory material.
For some conservatives, the firings represent ideological targeting; for others, they reflect a broader crackdown on speech seen as hateful or harmful.
Inflicting violence on someone you think is spreading harmful rhetoric, "will only turn them into a hero", he added.
Some studies suggest intermittent fasting can have some positive effects as an adult, but it can be harmful for teenagers because they still need fuel for growth.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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